Linz on the Danube

After a wide turn, the boat traveling the Danube from Passau to Linz arrives at the Upper Austrian capital of Linz. Its beautiful setting can be appreciated much more easily from the river than from road or railroad. To the left rises the Pöstlingberg (537m/1,762ft), a popular viewpoint from which in clear weather there is a superb view of the Alps; an electric mountain railroad runs to the top. As the vessel continues on its way there is a fine view, looking backwards, of Linz in its setting of hills.